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Property Pulse Report - May 2025

By Gavin Lloyd 10 June 2025

Metro centre prices hit eight month lows

New Zealand Property Price Index

-1.2% month on month (-1.1% excluding Auckland)

Month-on-Month Change in Average Asking Price

The national average asking price decreased 1.2% from April, bringing it to $845,250.

Average asking price by region (May 2025)
RegionProperty Price IndexMoM % change
Auckland Auckland $1,030,850$1,030,850-1.5%-1.5%
Bay of Plenty Bay of Plenty $869,350$869,350-2.7%-2.7%
CanterburyCanterbury$705,650$705,650-0.6%-0.6%
GisborneGisborne$635,050$635,050-0.2%-0.2%
Hawke’s BayHawke’s Bay$739,050$739,050-2.0%-2.0%
Manawatuū/Whanganui Manawatuū/Whanganui $586,600$586,6000.1%0.1%
Marlborough Marlborough $728,200$728,200-2.8%-2.8%
Nelson/TasmanNelson/Tasman$821,900$821,900-0.8%-0.8%
NorthlandNorthland$791,250$791,250-1.4%-1.4%
OtagoOtago$850,600$850,600-1.4%-1.4%
SouthlandSouthland$518,650$518,6501.2%1.2%
TaranakiTaranaki$691,250$691,2501.5%1.5%
WaikatoWaikato$800,900$800,900-0.9%-0.9%
WellingtonWellington$805,100$805,100-0.6%-0.6%
West Coast West Coast $452,250$452,2501.4%1.4%

Supply and demand

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